Meet our marine conservation expert: Carissa Cabrera. Carissa
is a Marine Biologist & Conservationist, CEO of The Conservationist Collective, Social Media Influencer, Podcaster, Author, Photographer, and a Policy Advocate. Many of you may know her as CarissaAndClimate on TikTok and Instagram. In this episode we talk about all things marine biology and conservation, social media and communications, and what it's like trying to get jobs in the environmental field out of college.

Listen along as Carissa details her path to becoming a young CEO in Hawaii along which she went for her undergrad and masters while she meandered her way over the many hurdles that comes with finding your way in life. She tells us about pursuing the Whales track in school, supporting herself as a server, working at a zoo, becoming an animal rescuer, and blowing up on social media.